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At Azusa Pacific University, service is a core value embedded in our commitment to community engagement. As part of the graduation requirements, students must complete a designated number of service credits. This page provides information on service credits, opportunities to serve the community, and available service-learning courses. If you are currently enrolled in a service-learning course, be sure to check the Student Checklist tab for important details.
EDLS 405 Diversity in the Classroom
KIN 424 Disability, Movement, and Inclusive Engagement
Credit Framework:
5 credits — 5-9 hours of service (e.g. one-day service project)
10 credits — 10-14 hours of service (e.g. two-day service project)
15 credits — 15-29 hours of service (e.g. semester long, weekly service opportunity)
30 credits — 30+ hours of service (e.g. capstone project, extensive fieldwork with a nonprofit, unpaid internship)
Service Credit Requirement:
120 service credits — students beginning a fall semester as freshmen
90 service credits — transfer students beginning a fall semester as sophomores
60 service credits — transfer students beginning a fall semester as juniors
30 service credits — transfer students beginning a fall semester as seniors
*For more information on the service credits requirements, view HERE.
What ways can I earn service credits?
Academic Service-Learning
Service Learning Courses
In some classes, there is a Service-Learning component available, which allow you to earn service credits. The availability of these courses varies, as it is up to the professors to include them in their courses. If you take part, you will work with community partners chosen by the professor and complete a project to earn the service credit. For more details on Service Learning courses and what is required, please check the student checklist tab.
Register for Service-Learning Course (More info in student checklist)
Enroll: Open your home.apu.edu page, under "Class Search," scroll down to the Course Attribute filter and select "Service-Learning."
Pre-Registration: Speak with a Success Coach about service-learning course options at the Academic Success Center.
The Office of Service and Discipleship offers three ways to earn service credits: one-time, ongoing opportunities, and global service opportunities.
One-Time Events:
These popup service credit opportunities last for one day and provide five credits. The OSD office posts these opportunities on its website.
Ongoing Service:
Ongoing service credit opportunities are weekly service opportunities in the local community. Depending on how often you volunteer, you can earn up to 30 credits. More information on community partners can be found on their websites.
Global Service:
Global Engagement teams offer students opportunities to serve nationally and internationally over fall, spring, and summer breaks. The experiences vary in length, location, intensity, and type of service. All global engagement experiences earn students 30 service credits.
Email: osd@apu.edu Phone: 626-812-3027 Location: Building 1, Rose Garden
3. Other
Another way to earn service credits is by volunteering or completing internships. The requirements for earning service credits is that they must be off campus, and must be unpaid.
EX: Church volunteering, animal shelter, soup kitchen, etc..
Each student completing service credits outside of APU (I.E what was mentioned above) should complete the online Service Credit Report Form at the end of each service experience. A short reflection on the service experience is required as part of the online form. Once filled out, the Service Credit Report Form will be processed, approved, and posted on the student’s home.apu.edu account. Students can expect their credit to be posted roughly 2-4 weeks after submitting their report(s).
Email: servicerequirement@apu.edu
Check to see what courses are service-learning!
One way students can earn service credits is by participating in an Academic Service-Learning course. Professors can choose to integrate this pedagogy into their course. Therefore, some majors may have more service-learning courses than others. To see all the service-learning courses available for the Fall 2024 & Spring 2025, click below.
📓 Which Classes are Service-Learning?
📓 Which Classes are Service-Learning?
Note: While some courses have service-learning, if there are different sections within the course, they may not offer service-learning.
Note: While some courses have service-learning, if there are different sections within the course, they may not offer service-learning.
HOW TO FIND OUT IF A COURSE HAS SERVICE-LEARNING
HOW TO FIND OUT IF A COURSE HAS SERVICE-LEARNING
- Go to home.apu.edu.
- Go to enrollment and class search
- Find the class you want to enroll in
- Look at the info of the course
- Look at the information section of the course and at the bottom there will be a section called "Class Attributes"
- See if that section has Service-Learning Course as an Attribute
*Students can ask their professors to implement service-learning as well!
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